Arcadia University
Established	1853
Type	Private
Endowment	$38.3 million
President	Jerry Greiner
Staff	300
Students	3,600
Location	Glenside
Campus	71 acres (1 km²)
Athletics	Knights Division III (PAC Conference)
Colors	Scarlet and Grey
Mascot	knight (formally named Sir Castor)
Website	http://www.arcadia.edu/

Arcadia University is a private liberal arts university located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, on the outskirts of Philadelphia. The university has a co-educational student population of 3,600, with 300 faculty members. The university was recently ranked in the top 20 regional universities in the North by U.S. News & World Report. The 71-acre campus features Grey Towers Castle, a National Historic Landmark. Arcadia University logo This work is copyrighted. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Glenside is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. ... This article is about the unit of measure known as the acre. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... A mascot, originally a fetish-like term for any person, animal, or thing supposed to bring luck, is now something—typically an animal or human character—used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team (the name often corresponds with the mascot... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... A liberal arts college is an institution of higher education found in the United States, offering programs in the liberal arts at the post-secondary level. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... Glenside is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women at the same school facilities. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... In higher education, college and university rankings are listings of educational institutions in an order determined by any combination of factors. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... Grey Towers Castle is a building on the campus of Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. ... USS Constitution. ...

History

The school was founded in Beaver, Pennsylvania in 1853. By 1872 it had attained collegiate status, under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was named Beaver College. In 1925 Beaver College moved east to Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. In 1928, the school acquired the current campus in Glenside. The College operated both the Jenkintown and Glenside campuses into the mid-1960's, when it consolidated all activities onto the Glenside campus. Beaver is a borough located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jenkintown is a borough located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, ten miles (16 km) north of Philadelphia. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ...

In July 2001, upon attaining university status, Beaver College officially changed its name to Arcadia University. It was thought that a new name would emphasize the school's position as one of the top small institutions of higher learning on the East Coast, and would cement its change in designation from "college" to "university." The decision was also made in part to shed its association with the former commonly derided name. As then-president Bette Landman noted: 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths: July 3 - Mordecai Richler July 23 - Eudora Welty July 31 - Poul Anderson Films: July 4 - Cats and Dogs July 6 - Kiss of the Dragon starring Jet Li July 18 - Jurassic Park III July 27 - Planet of... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ...

"[The name] too often elicits ridicule in the form of derogatory remarks pertaining to the rodent, the TV show 'Leave It to Beaver' and the vulgar reference to the female anatomy."

During the subsequent years, memorabilia from the former name became very popular for Arcadia students to give as gifts. Species C. canadensis C. fiber Beavers are semi-aquatic rodents native to North America and Europe. ... This article is about the television series. ... Sexual slang is any slang term which makes reference to sex, the sexual organs, or matters closely related to them. ...

Undergraduate programs

The university offers over 50 fields of study, in 8 academic departments, in its undergraduate programs. The academic departments are Business Administration and Economics, Computer Science and Mathematics, Education, Fine Arts, the Humanities, Sciences & Pre-Health, the Social Sciences and inter-disciplinary programs.

Graduate programs

Graduate and professional studies at Arcadia University range widely from the liberal arts to the primarily professional, from the doctoral level to workshops. Arcadia's international perspective is reflected in programs such as its accelerated part-time MBA with an International Perspective, its Master of Arts in International Peace and Conflict Resolution and its new program in Paris, France. Founded in 1994 in Paris, France, the American Graduate School of International Relations and Diplomacy (referred to locally as AGS) offers M.A. and Ph. ...

International Programs

The university is known for its study abroad programs. Nearly 95% of undergraduates at Arcadia study in another country at least once during their college careers. Studying abroad is the act of a student pursuing educational opportunities in a foreign country. ...

Arcadia's commitment to a global education has gained wide recognition. Open Doors 2005, the Institute of International Education’s annual census, lists Arcadia University in fourth place—nationally—among masters institutions, ranked by “undergraduate participation in study abroad”—with a rate higher than all doctoral institutions.

In the 2006 edition of its magazine, Arcadia was able to announce that "strategic growth finds Arcadia adding a graduate school campus in Paris, forging a new study abroad program in China, setting up a Physician Assistant program in Delaware and opening a peace center in Tanzania". These and other successful projects were rewarded in 2006—declared the Year of Study Abroad by the U.S. Congress—when Arcadia’s creation of an integrative learning environment infused with international and multicultural experiences has earned it the prestigious 2006 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization from NAFSA, the Association of International Educators.

Also in 2006, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education approved Arcadia’s proposal to establish an additional location in Paris and to extend its accreditation to cover the Masters in International Relations and Diplomacy offered in the French capital by the American Graduate School of International Relations and Diplomacy (AGSIRD) an institution created in 1994 by an enthusiastic group of international lawyers, scholars and diplomats, in partnership with the University of Paris 11. Founded in 1994 in Paris, France, the American Graduate School of International Relations and Diplomacy (referred to locally as AGS) offers M.A. and Ph. ...

Student Life

Athletics

Arcadia University teams compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III and the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC). Beginning in August 1, 2007, the Knights will join the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC), with membership in the Freedom and Middle Atlantic Conferences. ^[1] Men's sports teams include baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, swimming and tennis. Women's sports teams include basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball. Rugby is a popular but unofficial campus sport. Starting in the spring of 2007, Arcadia will form a men's lacrosse team. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... The Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) is an NCAA Division III collegiate athletic conference in the northeastern United States. ...

Student Organizations

Arcadia University has over 75 governing, academic, sport, cultural, media, religious, and service clubs and organizations. Its a capella group, A Little Knight Music, is so popular that a spin-off women's group had to be created in 2006 to accommodate all the new students who wished to join.

Arcadia Radio Club - ARC

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s the student operated radio station, WBVR, broadcasted on an AM frequency. The station went through periods of inactivity followed by great student interest, however by the time the school's name change took place, WBVR was not operational. In 2004, students managed to generate a great deal of interest in the radio station again. By the fall of 2005, student membership had increased to over 30, and then in March 2006 started broadcasting live on the internet. The Arc plans to return to radio broadcasting when a station in the vicinity of the college becomes available. The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... AM broadcasting is radio broadcasting using Amplitude Modulation. ...

Notable Alumnae

• Gigi Anders, author
• Anna Deavere Smith, actress
• Jane Oswald, member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame

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Trivia

• Arcadia University is included as a question in the 20th anniversary edition of Trivial Pursuit. The question, in the news category, is: What Pennsylvania institution changed its name to Arcadia University in 2001, after web filters began blocking its old moniker? The answer, of course, is Beaver College.
• Arcadia University professor Warren Haffar was named in the 2006 book The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America by conservative American author and columnist David Horowitz.
• In the October 2000 issue of Maxim Magazine, the magazine prank called the school, then still named Beaver College, and made innuendos about the college's name. The Call Log

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External links

• Official website
• Official website of Arcadia's radio station, The Arc
• History of Grey Towers Castle, Arcadia University

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